Pippa Middleton snapped with French bachelor

Pippa Middleton is back in the news – and this time she is not alone.

The 28-year-old sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was pictured over a weekend in Paris enjoying some male company and holding hands with a handsome Frenchman.

The Mail on Sunday reported that the the brunette was seen hand-in-hand with television producer Antoine de Tavernost.

Her companion is the son of Nicolas de Tavernost - owner of a French cable television network and director of Bordeaux football club - one of the richest men in France.

Later the same day Pippa and pals attended an extravagant costume party to celebrate the 30th birthday of clothing entrepreneur Vicomte Arthur de Soultrait.

Wearing a pink and gold dress over black leggings, Pippa partied until the early hours and was then seen on Saturday taking in the sights of Paris with Vicomte from the comfort of his convertible sports car.

She has also broken up with long-term boyfriend, former English cricketer Alex Loudon before being romantically linked to George Percy, heir to a vast English estate.

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